1970s

1970s are famous for bell bottoms trousers, the disco scene, economic struggle and cultural change.

This is what most people think of when you talk about 70s fashion, but this wasn't something everyone wore!

This is more the kind of thing you should be thinking of when someone mentions the 70s...
- You've got crochet shorts

- matching sets based on colour and pattern

- matching colour sets for men too! Also a lot of shades of brown

Brown is one colour I always think of when someone mentions the 1970s. Brown is obviously a very natural colour, and the 70s is the era that nature and natural looks became popular again. This was because the 60s had been largely about the space age, but then came the depression, the hippy movement, the want to live free and natural.

Americans celebrated the first Earth-Day in 1970.
Oil crisis in late 1970s
Environmentalism became mainstream
Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act, followed by the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.

UK:
- Life on Mars started in 1973
- Miners' strikes
- Inflation up almost 30%
- Power cuts
- Bagpuss, the Clangers, curly wurlys, space hoppers, polos, angel delight, ready made cake mix, pot noodle, gogo boots
- IRA bombing
- Pacakge holidays abroad more popular
- casual sexism and astonishing racism on tv
- teenage boys who wore makeup like Marc Bolan and David Bowie risked getting beaten up
- as late as 1971, women were banned from going into Wimpy bars after 12am because women out on their own at that hour must be prostitutes
- Margaret Thatchar became Prime Minister in 1979
- Viv Westwood
- Diane von Furstenberg- jersey wrap dress
- Halston
- Liza Minelli
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Mary Quant
- Givenchy
- Guy Laroche
- Christian Dior
- Mick and Bianca Jagger
- 3 piece suits, inspired by Saturday Night Fever
- wrap dresses for women
- dance-fuelled style: leotards, spandex
- glam rock- david bowie, sequins, sheer blouses, metallic, glitter, hot pants, boas
- punk movement- started by viv westwood and malcolm mclaren, reaction to poor state of the economy, worn leather jackets, ripped jeans, torn t-shirts, PVC, safety pins, bold hair styles: mohicans and dyed bright colours
- platform shoes
- actress Farrah Fawcett

My parents grew up in the 1970s so I've heard so much about it, and seen plenty of photos! Some of the toys and musicians are things I know form my childhood as well, which have obviously survived from the 70s unit the 90s and into 2000

ABBA

http://www.history.com/topics/1970s
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17703483
http://www.mydaily.co.uk/2012/05/10/1970s-fashion-platform-shoes-bianca-jagger-vivienne-westwood/